Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGisA Apis.
% Forgery Committed Year Ago just
Comes TO Lish5-Au Int -restiu& suit
ov% Real Estate at Macon - a Nj ,u
Shoots His Cousin Near Homer.
GEORGIA.

MIR. Peckam, the St. Simon's lighthouse
Keeper. has colt which chews tobacco.
On the last day of this month King
Alcohol yields up his sceptre in Oconee,
and prohibition will spread her protecting
wings over the county.
j.. N. Hale, OF Conyers, has bought out
the Hampton Enterprise, and proposes TO
make IL hrst-clasS paper. RE has con-
siderable experience as an editor and is
practical printer.
John F. Hollis, one Of the oldest and
most prominent citizens OF Marion coun-
W, died few days ago. He was quite
ola, and his death was deeply regretted
by large number of friends.
= The residence OF Col. j. Il. Jones, ut
Athens, was destroyed by fire sunday
morning, with all The furniture IN the
y second story. The loss is about $1,000.
y was insured tor So 900 in the Phoenix.
NO one was injured.
The burning OF the chimney flues in the
Gainesville College raised the alarm of
nre and soon the whole town was in a
stir, and the boys had out the engine
ready for work. Gainesville has escaped
nre for more than year.
At Gordon Tuesday w. A. jones' resi-
dence was consumed by the flames. All
the household goods were saved. The fire
originated in the stove room and spread
IoHs5sas insured for 5000.
At Aheus MIR. Whitney paid Myer
Stern So for 81 silver American coin
dated 1888 Mr.. Whitney has quite a col
lection OF rare CONS. Pieces that will
sell for many times their value are in
aally circulation everywhere.
Thesis something new in prohibition
Atlanta. India rubber bags about the
size of a grown hickory nut are being
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drink of genuine whisky, which is tied in
the neatest possible manner. The little
bags come in big boxes and will never
leak unless the string is cut.
The Covington Base Ball Club, which
has just been organized, challenges either
of the following clubs OF the State TO play
match game on July 4: Atlanta Angus
ia, Macon, Milledgeville, Sparta, Green's
borO, Madison, Athens, Lexington. Mon
roe, Conyers, Decatur, Griffin, Marietta
and Gainesville. The club accepting
shall have the privilege of choosing the
grounds upon which the game shall be
played.
at cambridge man registered Satur-
day at the Artesian House as Il. w. Puet,
Thomasville. He arrived on horseback,
and during the day endeavored to sell the
horse, saddle and bride at very low fig-
ures. Before he succeeded Sheriff Patter-
Son nabbed and put him in Jail, charging
him with being horse thief. The animal
in possession belongs to Hon. Nelson Tiff,
at Albany, so says telegram. The pris-
Dner gave his name to the officer as Rob
inson, and claimed TO be from Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn.
At Duckers, Dougherty county, two of
Justice Dozier's children ana several lit.
tie darkies went rabbit hunting in some
old fields lying next TO Pine island, and
as they failed to return by night Mrs. Do
zier became alarmed and instituted
search which lasted until O'clock in the
morning, when they were found III hum
mock about mile from home asleep on
pile Of leaves which, on the approach OF
night, they had raked together. and where
they were taking things very quietly
waiting for Sunday morning.
At Athens no new developments are re-
ported in the recent sensation in
which white preacher and a cOored
woman figured 81 exten :vel-. The man
still keeps his store AND his trade is a
little brisker, owing to the fact that many
go in to buy little articles in order to get
q look at him. He does not seem to mind
the notorlety bit. The negro man, the
husband of the woman will go before
the grand cry this spring and have the
gay Lotharlo indicted for using indecent
language. 1t seems that this Is the only
thing he can do win him.
man 80 asylum who ia SO well known
10 all visitors as the originator aud quasi
builder OF his transmarine railroad de-
livered a lecture short time ago in regu-
lar lecture style, being formally intro
Guced to his audience upon his grand en-
terprise, and Though he drought down
the house" in round after round of ap-
pIause { p the wind was completely
taken out OF his sails by one OF his audi
ence, who. at the close, SAID: "Sir, | en-
joyed your lecture very much, but will
YOU please tell me what it was about?"
Sunday morning about O'clock Mar
shall George BniOrd, of FoTestvile, u
suburb OF Rome, was sent tor TO stop a
difficulty between Jack and Butler
Hatcher. two negroes. When Buford
and his deputy, j. B. Stafford, reached
Jack Hatcher's house they found JACKS
brother Butler with a cooked revolver
drawn on the latter. Marshal Buford
told Butler TO drop his pistol, whicn he
refused TO do. Buford then drew his own
pistol ana Butler lowered his hand,
which gave the Marshal a chance TO
seize and disarm the negro. Hatcher
was placed in the calaboose to await q
hearing.
AT Homer Tuesday Tom Armor was
waylald about dark, aud mortally shot
by bis cousin, Paul Armor, while in the
road on The way TO mis- fathers house.
This analr 10 Inc culmlnal0n OF grudge
betweeRshe parties, occasioned by the
TACT thaS-vhe wounded man recently took
an active part in the pursuit and capture
Of Bill Armor, brothe: OF Paul, who is
now In Jail IN Walhalla, S. c., charged
with horse stealing, and who, within the
last few months, has become somewhat
tsetorious in that section by his repeated
acts OF lawlessness. A warrant was at
once issued for Paul Armor and placed
in the Sherih's hands, who Immediately
set out in pursuit of him, and be will
doubtless be captured soon.
Waynesboro Citizen: We noticed on
Wednesday morning that the freight train
in passing carried new and very snowy
passenger coach marked midwife and
swainsboro." This coach will run
over the road from Midwife, on the Cen
trail, 10 Swainsboro, a distance of about
twenty miles. The entire road is owned
by Jesse Thompson, OF Augusta. He has,
been using II for the transportaLeE5i'
lumber from his mills, and has recently
decided to run 1t in the interest OF the
travelling public. Mr.. Youngblood, for
many years the passenger conductor on
the Savannah and Augusta road, is the
factotum OF this new road, and by this
we mean he 10 superin tendent, conductor
n nd M hat. al